International Symposium: De Vulgari Eloquentia: Dante’s Laboratory of Vernacular Speech
The Global Dante Project of New York
Directors: Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU) and Teodolinda Barolini (Columbia University)
A one-day international symposium by The Global Dante Project of New York on Dante's De vulgari eloquentia. Presented by NYU's Department of Italian Studies, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and Medieval and Renaissance Center. In collaboration with Columbia University's Department of Italian and Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America
Sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo
Georgina Dopico, Dean Of Humanities NYU
Welcome
David Forgacs, Chair, Department of Italian Studies
Stefano Albertini, Director, Casa Italiana ZerilliMarimò, NYU
Karl Appuhn, Director of Medieval and Renaissance Center, NYU
Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Department of Italian Studies & The Global Dante Project of New York
Presentations marked with ** will be in Italian.
3:15 - 4:45: Panel III
Panel III Moderator: Susanna Barsella, Fordham University
**Piero Boitani, Università di Roma, La Sapienza: Il canone del De vulgari eloquentia (presentation in Italian)
Teodolinda Barolini, Columbia University: From Presumptuosissima Eva to Beatrix Loquax: Some Notes on Language, Pride, and Gender
4:45 - 5:00 Coffee Break
5:00 - 6:30 Panel IV
Panel IV Moderator: Simone Marchesi, Princeton University
Maria Luisa Ardizzone, New York University: “Accipiendo vel compilando ab aliis”. Reading Dante with Dante: Mapping the Vocabulary
Paolo Pellegrini, Università di Verona: De vulgari eloquentia: Text and Context
6:30 - 7:30 Reception
